Recent outbreaks in the Americas underscore need to urgently address immunization gaps, PAHO Director says at AshTip Solution.

Brasilia, 5 July 2023  (PAHO/WHO) - The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during an official visit to the country. The meeting was also attended by the country's Health Minister, Nísia Trindade, and the representative of PAHO and the World Health… 2023-07-06

Berlin, Germany, 17 October 2023 (PAHO) - At the 2023 World Health Summit in Berlin, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Jarbas Barbosa, highlighted the need for strong partnerships across regions to increase health access and equity, especially as countries work to increase preparedness and response to future health threats. “… 2023-10-20

Washington D.C., 30 October 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today commemorated 20 years of operation of its Virtual Public Health Campus (VCPH), highlighting its fundamental contribution to virtual health education. Today, the Campus has over 2.5 million users. "When we look back to the year 2003 and remember the launch… 2023-11-04

Washington, DC, February 20, 2024 (PAHO)- In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reiterated its call to countries in the Americas to intensify efforts and actions to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vector that transmits dengue fever. The call comes in response to a significant increase in number of… 2024-02-22

Washington, D.C., April 25, 2025 (PAHO) – On World Malaria Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls on countries to strengthen efforts and revitalize strategies to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination in the Region of the Americas.Although countries in the region have made significant progress in the fight against… 2025-04-26